No just stopped short of bothStarting to question if we ran the wrong guy out of town
No just stopped short of bothStarting to question if we ran the wrong guy out of town
I agree, but what we know about Mitch in the past and what he likes, pope being the guy should have been way more obviousJust seems oddly suspicious, how we go from Drew saying no, to Hurley saying no, to Mark Pope saying yes all within 10 hours
Exactly there are some who wouldn’t have been happy no matter who was hiredSome of you guys are way more butt hurt over not getting 'your guy' than what any adult should be. This kind of story breaks, and your first reaction is 'great, now I can get my shiny thing'. SMDH.
He’s trolling. I’m not sure where the mods are. Making personal attacks against any former Kentucky athlete is wrong. But against a female Kentucky athlete in a thread discussing allegations like this? Its disgusting.
Mods, where are you at? Might want to look at who’s liking his posts too. Ol lead belly at it again.
Two wrongs don’t make a right. How old are you?There were people calling for us to harass mark pope on this board last night. That’s far worse than me pointing out the obvious about R Gaines, and the mods did nothing about that.
Never underestimate the pathological narcissist's ability to self-delude.Do you really think Cal wants to lock horns with billionaires considering the skeletons in his closet? Having that kind of money is beyond the comprehension of most people, even multi millionaires. They can buy his whole life.
Not saying anyone is wrong about him, but is he really that dumb?
Or. Mitch knew no coach would come here after this mess. Who wants to come here when your AD that hired you is getting canned? I think that's what happened. He knew no one was taking this job after this broke. He knew Pope would stay no matter what.Pretty obvious to connect the dots. Mitch got wind this lawsuit was coming in the last day or two. Saw the coaching hire as a way to distract attention. Rushed to get the guy who he knew would take the job hired before the lawsuit news dropped.
The allegations in that piece are extremely serious and make Mitch look very bad.
The athletic department and compliance office will need a complete house cleaning if any of this is true.For Mitch maybe, I think everything else will be fine
I hear ya but if they have anything on Cal it would likely just be something against NCAA rules. Plus if he has done things wrong, which I’m sure he has, it would be asked why the university didn’t punish him at the time.Do you really think Cal wants to lock horns with billionaires considering the skeletons in his closet? Having that kind of money is beyond the comprehension of most people, even multi millionaires. They can buy his whole life.
Not saying anyone is wrong about him, but is he really that dumb?
You know…Oh boohoo. Women want to be treated equally, let them compete with men and see how fast they get reminded that they’re inferior.
Wonder if he can sell a bag of chips for a pack of smokes in the can?Well at least he made a hire I reckon
Exactly I don't care about Pope, Cal or Riley Gaines attractiveness. This makes me so sad. Please keep these young people in your thoughts and prayers. We can worry about the other stuff some other time.Mark Pope is the last thing on my mind here as I’m sure it’s the last thing on yours. Some of the reactions make me sick
Two young women were sexually abused and it was…dismissed? Covered up? Mitch needs to go and now
I hope and pray both ladies get justice and all the help they need to heal
Some of you people really need to grow the f*** up.
Absolutely that swim coach and the people who covered up are all POS. And for the victims I feel so bad for them that they had to go through this in a space that should have been safe for themThe athletic department and compliance office will need a complete house cleaning if any of this is true.
Those poor girls. I can't imagine what I would do if this happened to my daughter or sister.
I really hope this isn't true but they mentioned a lot of text messages, social media messages and emails that are likely proof.
Hard to believe people like that exist, sick.Disgusting just absolutely horrifying
Barnhart couldn’t sell a shit to a constipated terminal pancreatic cancer patient.Wonder if he can sell a bag of chips for a pack of smokes in the can?
I’d say this sums it up.Or. Mitch knew no coach would come here after this mess. Who wants to come here when your AD that hired you is getting canned? I think that's what happened. He knew no one was taking this job after this broke. He knew Pope would stay no matter what.
Yeah but not at the expense of our bb program which has happened with Mitch. He’s trying to homogenize the programs and that shat don’t fly. UK basketball is like the Statue of Liberty of basketball. It should always be THE priority to maintain this level. If it’s treated like every other sport then we re just another USCjr or similar.I care about Football and Basketball equally. We're in the south, gotta have a good football program to go with basketball. It's a must in modern NCAA sports.
Sure. But the lawsuit is breaking today.This is the accusers filing. Their side of the story. The questions are: What did Mitch know and when did he know it? It’s my understanding this person resigned last year. This has zero to do with the Pope hire. And to think Cal is some evil mastermind orchestrating all this is some next level black helicopter type shit.
It’s someone that doesn’t agree w her becoming a semi political figure. Politics brings the worse out of everyone.He’s trolling. I’m not sure where the mods are. Making personal attacks against any former Kentucky athlete is wrong. But against a female Kentucky athlete in a thread discussing allegations like this? Its disgusting.
Mods, where are you at? Might want to look at who’s liking his posts too. Ol lead belly at it again.
This ain't it chief.Oh boohoo. Women want to be treated equally, let them compete with men and see how fast they get reminded that they’re inferior.
Very likely scenarioOr. Mitch knew no coach would come here after this mess. Who wants to come here when your AD that hired you is getting canned? I think that's what happened. He knew no one was taking this job after this broke. He knew Pope would stay no matter what.
It's a long read but according to the article we were notified many times even by another schools compliance office.I’m reading the Bleacher Report article about some of the details and just have some questions: The article says that, “The lawsuit accused Kentucky of "complicity and deliberate indifference," and Jorgensen of "horrific sexual assaults and violent rapes," according to Strang.”
It then goes on to say, “The lawsuit says Conelly was "circumventing university policy related to reporting complaints of sexual harassment/assault" by not reporting the allegation to UK.”
Are they saying those happened prior to him being named an assistant at UK and when he was hired as an assistant that people reached out to Connelly, who was the head coach, to warn him about Jorgeson and nothing was done about it?
The article is a little confusing. I’m just trying to figure out if the accused rape and sexual assault happened while he was a coach at UK or prior to his time at UK? The only thing the article says about his time at UK is, “During the investigation, Kentucky received reports of Jorgensen allegedly mandating "punishment workouts," withholding food depending on competition results, regulating of swimmers' food intake and body weight, and making comments about their bodies, according to Strang.
It’s all shitty/terrible stuff. Just trying to figure out how much of this stuff happened while he was at UK and how much happened elsewhere?
Having done some work with Title IX, when the accuser is anonymous or refuses ro talk, it’s nearly impossible for the university to take action.It's a long read but according to the article we were notified many times even by another schools compliance office.
From the article
After the San Jose State official alerted Kentucky in 2019 about the allegations made against Jorgensen, the UK office that handles Title IX complaints compiled an initial report, which was marked “not urgent.” After Jorgensen denied wrongdoing and the swim staffer he allegedly sexually assaulted declined to speak to a school official, the matter was deemed “closed” after a week.
He was at UK doing terrible things until 2023
Interested in your thoughts if you ever get a chance to read it. They list many things that happened while he was employed by UK. I don't feel comfortable repeating them.Having done some work with Title IX, when the accuser is anonymous or refuses ro talk, it’s nearly impossible for the university to take action.
I’m not defending him at all, I’m just not sure if any of the alleged sexual assaults happened while he was employed at UK or while he was employed. He seems like a really terrible person.
All good. I don’t have an account to the Athletic so can’t read it. I’ve been a Title IX Advisor for students going through the Title IX process…have heard a lot of shit.Interested in your thoughts if you ever get a chance to read it. They list many things that happened while he was employed by UK. I don't feel comfortable repeating them.
Now that you mention that I don't either curious why I can now.All good. I don’t have an account to the Athletic so can’t read it. I’ve been a Title IX Advisor for students going through the Title IX process…have heard a lot of shit.